Happy Father's Day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

to the BEST father a girl could ask for!

This is my amazing Father! I love him SO MUCH! I also love this picture of him! I just wish that you could see his eyes a little better. They are so sweet, so gentle!

SO, Today I celebrate my Father and want to thank him for EVERYTHING he has done for me.

My Dad is a very wise man. He is the one that I can go to for anything. Sometime I don't necessarily want to hear the answer, but I do know that it is best to follow his counsel. He is so helpful in all areas in my life.

My Dad is also very dedicated. He is dedicated to his family as well as the Church. He faithfully works at the Palmyra Temple 3 days a week. And when he is not there he is being a missionary! He is the best missionary I know, and such a great example to me. He will talk to anyone, anytime, anywhere. It amazes me how he can tie any conversation back to the Gospel!

He is also a great example to me! And I love him for that!

I could go on and on and on about my Father! He is wonderful, and I love him SO MUCH!

Happy Father's Dad Daddy-O!

You are my Hero!

OURS

Today Andrew & I became HOMEOWNERS!

What an amazing feeling to come home to something that is ours. Well, not completely ours. We OWN the house, and KEY BANK OWNS us! ... Therefore KEY BANK OWNS us ALL!

We met with our lawyer today John Palimini and went over all of the paperwork. We spent what seemed like FOREVER signing our names and initialing everything.

When we were finished it was like a HUGE load was lifted off my shoulders. I am not even kidding. I have been on the verge of throwing up for the last few days in anticipation of this Closing.

We started this process back in February and quickly became very serious about this house! The feeling I felt walking into it for the first time is something I will never forget. I knew from that moment that the house would be ours. There were many ups and downs. On several occasions I tried to convince myself that it was not right. Yet in the back of my mind I always KNEW that this was OUR house!

I have learned SO MUCH from this experience on many levels. From terminology to finding my threshold. I think KelliSue said it best. She said, "congratulations on discovering just how much fortitude and endurance you can muster" and it is so true. There were so many times that I wanted to quit, but I just kept going.

I just wanted to THANK EVERYONE that made this possible. You know who you are! There is no way that Andrew and I would be in the position we are now without you!

THANK YOU! WE LOVE YOU!

NEW BLOG

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that I just started a NEW BLOG for my couponing madness! That way I can keep this one as OUR STORY and not just SUZANNE'S CRAZY SHOPPING!

It is: http://zannescoupons.blogspot.com/

There you have it! Come and check out all the great deals I am getting!

THANKS!

Garage

Today the sellers came over and we cleaned out the garage together. It was a good time. They are SO NICE... and work quickly! They got the truck and we went through everything. They took what they wanted, we kept what we wanted, and the rest went in the truck to be taken away!

Andrew was FILTHY.

He was covered from head to toe in dust and dirt.

NASTY!

Here is the truck full of junk!

GOODBYE JUNK!

Welcome Home Heather

Today Andrew's sister came home from the Peoria Illinois Mission! We are so excited to have her back! She looks absolutely beautiful and amazing! You can tell that she worked hard and was an excellent missionary! Her smile could light a room!

Andrew and I were lucky to have the opportunity to go and Welcome her home at the airport! We got to the airport at the same time as Rob & Sheila so we went together and waited at the terminal for her to exit! We waited for over a half an hour before we got a phone call from Andrew's parents wondering where we were! They were all down at the baggage claim with Heather!! We were so bummed that we missed her coming off the plane, but it was really nice to spend a little bit of time with Rob & Sheila!

Here is a picture taken at the airport...

After the airport we went out to dinner at a Chinese Buffet. I guess it is a family tradition to go to this particular restaurant when they have a missionary come home. The food was great and we had a wonderful time visiting! It was nice to be together!

Heather, Thank You for serving and being an example to all of us!

WELCOME HOME!

WE LOVE YOU!